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Mr. Waters was married in 1884 to Miss Jessie Fry, eldest daughter of Daniel Fry, of Watseka, Illinois. They have one son who is also connected with the Union Central Life Insurance. Mr. Waters is a Mason, a Knights Templar, a member of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Business Men's Club.
ROBT. J. MORGAN.
Cincinnati Pioneer in the Printing and Litho- graphing Business.
Born in Bandon County, Cork, Ireland, June 24. 1838; came to Cincinnati, 1847; learned the printing business with Caleb Clark and C. W. Starbuck, owners of the Ben Franklin job printing office. In January, 1867, the firm of Russell, Mor- gan & Co., was established; this firm later became the Russell Morgan Print- ing Co., and from it have grown United States Printing Co., and United States Playing Card Co., and the United States Lithographing Co. All three of these concerns are separate and distinct in their operations and each is the largest of its kind in the world. Mr. Morgan has been a director and offi- cer in each of these companies. Was first president Cincinnati Board of Police Commissioners and donor of the Morgan Medal awarded each year. Retired from active business, May, 1893. Is a Master Mason, 32nd degree Scottish Rite, and life member Cincinnati Lodge No. 5, B. P. O. E.
A. L. WHITAKER.
President of the Whitaker Paper Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born July 23, 1859, at Newport, R. I .: son of Lueins and Amelia Dawley Whit- aker. Attended Putnam Academy. Put- nam, Conn., and Lebanon Normal School, Lebanon. O. Was Superintendent of Public Schools twelve years. Learned the paper business with the Graham Pa- per Company of St. Louis, Mo. Organ- ized the Whitaker Paper Company of Cincinnati in 1903: incorporated in May of that year for $100,000, and at the pres- ent time has an authorized capital of $1,000,000, with important branches in Boston, Baltimore and Atlanta. Mr. Whitaker is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Business Men's Club and the Cincinnati Country Club. He was mar- ried in Amesville, O .. June. 1882, to Emma D. Glazier and they have two children, Mrs. Robert B. Burch and Heury Dawley Whitaker.
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EDWARD M. MARKS.
President and Treasurer of the Dormer Bros. Company, Hosiery Manufacturers.
LEVI ADDISON AULT.
Head of Ault & Wiborg Company, Largest Makers of Printers' Inks and Colors.
CHRIS MILIUS. County Clerk of Campbell County, Kentucky.
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C. S. SPARKS. Attorney and Counselor at Law. Cincinnati, Ohio,
A. B. GOULD. President and General Manager The Globe Automatic Sprinkler Company.
M. E. MOCH.
Member of the Firm of Moch, Berman & Company, Manufacturers of Men's Clothing.
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CHARLES E. CLARK. Estate and
Attorney at Law; Also Real Securities.
W. H. SCHMIDLAPP. President of the Monitor Stove and Range Company, Manufacturers of Stoves and Ranges.
EUGENE VERNON OVERMAN.
President of the Cincinnati & Hammond Spring Co., 909 Summer Street.
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EDWARD M. MARKS.
President and Treasurer of the Dormer Bros. Company, Hosiery Manufacturers.
Born November 10, 1867, at Cincin- nati, Ohio. Graduated from Hughes High School in 1885, and immediately entered the hosiery manufacturing concern of Dormer Brothers. At the death of Max Dormer, succeeded him to the presidency of the corporation. The Dormer Broth- ers Company, who have plants at Cincin- nati and New Richmond, Ohio.
M. E. MOCH.
Member of the Firm of Moch, Berman & Company, Manufacturers of Men's Clothing.
Mr. Moch was born in Cincinnati Jan- uary 1, 1855, and is a son of Elias and Emma Moch, who came from Alsace, France, in 1850. He acquired his primary education in the public schools of this city which he attended to his fifteenth year, atter which he spent two years as a student in the night law school. During the day time he was employed as a mes- senger boy in the private banking concern of Seasongood, Netter & Company. He was advanced from time to time until 1873 when he was sent with Albert Netter to take charge of the firm's New York branch bank located at 44 Exchange Place, that city. In 1875 he was given the posi- tion of cashier of the firm of J. & L. Seasongood & Company, manufacturers of clothing, of which firm his father was a member. In 1880 he organized the firm of which he is now the head, being asso- ciated with his brothers, Albert and Charles Moch, and Sam Berman, who still compose the firm. The new business block of this firm, located at Elm and McFarland streets, is the largest and best structure of the kind devoted to the man- ufacture of union-made clothing in the United States, the output being the widely known "Wellworth Dressy Clothing."
Mr. Moch is president of the National Automatic Fire Alarm Company of Cin- cinnati; treasurer of the Cincinnati Gas Transportation Company; director of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company; and director of the Citizens National Bank. Mr. Moch co-operates in many organized movements for the relief of the needy as well as giving largely to individual char- ity. He is now vice-president of the Home for the Jewish Aged and Infirm in Cin- cinnati and has given liberally to its financial support. He is a member of the Cuvier-Press Club, Business Men's Club, Phoenix Club, is an Elk; while in the Masonic fraternity he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and is a member of the Mystic Shrine; is trustee of sinking fund of the Cincin- uati Gymnasium, Willis Chapter.
Married Miss Rosa lowman, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lowman, of Cincinnati, November 14, 1883. Two sons, Edgard James, Yale graduate, class of 1909; and James Lowman, student of University of Cincinnati.
EUGENE VERNON OVERMAN.
President of the Cincinnati & Hammond Spring Co., 909 Summer Street.
Born January 31, 1860, at Overman, Highland County, Ohio; son of Elias and Ruth Anne (Reece) Overman. The Over- mans came from England to America about the time William Penn came to Pennsylvania. They first settled in Vir- ginia and migrated to North Carolina, coming to Ohio in 1801 and settling on what is still known as the Overman Es- tate, or Blinco Farms, Overman, High- land County, Ohio. Eugene Vernon Over- man was educated in country schools, high school of Hillsboro, Ohio, and the University of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. He came to Cincinnati in 1885 and was engaged in the wholesale manufacture of vehicles for about twelve years before entering the firm of which he is now pres- ident. He is also secretary and general sales manager of the Western Spring & Axle Company and first vice-president the West End Bank & Trust Company, of Cincinnati.
LEVI ADDISON AULT.
Head of Ault & Wiborg Company. Largest Makers of Printers' Inks and Colors.
A native of Mills Roches, Ontaria, Can- ada, Mr. Ault was born November 24, 1851, a son of Simon W. and Caroline ( Brown- ell) Ault, the family tree being traceable back to Ault, Picardy, France. Received common school education, served five years as a bookkeeper and in 1878 began the manufacture of printers' inks on a small scale. The present Ault & Wiborg Company, largest concern of its kind in the world, is a monument to Mr. Ault's untiring efforts and sound business judg- ment. Republican, member Unitarian Church; member Commercial, Queen City and Country Clubs; director First Na- tional Bank; was first president of Cincin- nati park commission. In May, 1911, do- nated to city vast tract of land now known as Ault Park. Married Miss Ida May Holtzinger October 23, 1878; one son, Lee Brownell.
CHARLES E. CLARK.
Attorney at Law; Also Real Estate and Securities.
Born September 26, 1862, in West Cov- ington; son of John W. and Alice Ann (Swain) Clark. Attended public school, Hughes High School and Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, lowa; graduated 1885 from Cincinnati Law School with degree of L. L. B. and was admitted to Ohio Bar and later to Kentucky Bar. Prosi- dent First National Bank of Ludlow; Vice President People's Savings Bank & Trust Company of Covington; Director Sebastian Lathe Company. Covington; Kentneky Improvement Company; Anto Scenic Railway Company of Lndlow; Ohio Corrugated Culvert Company : American Iron Roofing Company, Middle- town. O., and Columbia Gas & Electric Co., of Huntington, W. Va. President
Kentucky State League Local Building Associations, and Vice President U. S. League Local Building Associations. Member Cuvier Press Club, Industrial Club of Covington, Cincinnati Commer- cial Club, Chamber of Commerce, Mason and K. of P.
C. S. SPARKS.
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Cincinnati. Ohio.
Born June 10, 1868, at West Union, O .; son of Salathiel and Clara (Post) Sparks. Educated in public schools of West Union and Law Department Cincinnati Univer- sity, from which institution he graduated in 1890 with degree of B. L. Three months after admission to the bar was Acting Prosecuting Attorney and fre- quently Acting Judge of Police Court. Married Mary Elizabeth Buckley of Old- ham, England. Member of Blaine Club.
CHRIS MILIUS.
County Clerk of Campbell County. Kentucky. Offices in Covington.
Born August 12, 1877, at Newport, Ky .; son of Jacob and Louisa Milius. Edu- cated in public schools. Appointed Chief Deputy Sheriff January 1, 1902 to Jan- uary 1, 1906; reappointed 1906-10: re- appointed 1910-14. Elected County Clerk in 1913 by largest vote ever polled in this county. Is an Elk, Knight Templar and Shriner.
A. B. GOULD.
President and General Manager The Globe Automatic Sprinkler Company.
Came to Cincinnati in 1902 as Manager of the Standard Fire Extinguisher Com- pany. Previous to that time was Presi- dent and General Manager of the Gould Electric Protective Company of St. Louis, Mo., which business was taken over by the American District Telegraph Com- pany in 1902. In Angust, 1911, organized The Globe Automatic Sprinkler Company.
W. H. SCHMIDLAPP.
President of the Monitor Stove and Range Company. Maunfacturers of Stoves and Hanges.
Born May 25, 1883, at Cincinnati, O .: son of J. G. and E. B. Schmidlapp. At- tended Franklin School, Cincinnati: Uni- versity School. Cleveland: Asheville School, Asheville, S. C., and Cornell University. Is a member of the Cuvier Press Club, Queen City Club, Cincinnati Country Club. Dayton Country Chib, Cin- cinnati Polo Club, University Club, and is Vice President of the Young Men's Blaine Club. Mr. Schmidlapp is Inter- ested in The Brunswick-Blake-Collender Company: The Union Savings Bank & Trust Company: Champion Coated Paper Company: Columbia Gas Company, and several other large corporations. He was married In 1906 to lean Maxwell and has three sons. Lawrence, J. G., and Carl Schmidlapp.
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CURTIS DOUGHERTY.
Chief Engineer of the C., N., O. & T. P. Railway. Offices in Cincinnati.
EDWARD COLSTON.
Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadly, At- torneys at Law, St. Paul Building.
ROBERT HENRY DOEPKE.
Director. The Alms & Doepke Department Store; President. Doepke Company.
JOHN L. SHUFF,
Successful Representative of the Insur- ance Business in Cincinnati.
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GEORGE PUCHTA.
Assistant United States Treasurer. Charge of the Sub-Treasury of Cincinnati.
In Of the Bert L. Baldwin & Co., Mechanical Engineers, of Cincinnati.
JOHN E. BRUCE.
Of Bruce
Attorneys. Secretary
& Bruce. National Baseball Commission.
THOMAS B. PAXTON.
Paxton. Warrington & Seasongood. Attorneys at Law; Citizen's Bank Building.
JOSEPH DEBAR.
(J. D. & Co.); ' Also Secretary, National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association of America.
BERT L. BALDWIN.
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CURTIS DOUGHERTY.
Chief Engineer of the C., N., O. & T. P.
Railway. Offices in Cincinnati.
Born at Otterville, Jersey County, Ill., July 30, 1863; son of Henry E. and Dyanth Curtis Dougherty. Attended public schools at Galesburg, Ill., and in 1885 graduated from Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., with degree of civil engi- neer. Entered service of Queen & Cres- cent route as Asstistant Chief Engineer in January, 1907, and was made Chief Engineer in 1911. Was married to Miss Catherine I. Molitor at Detroit, Mich., October 18, 1887.
THOMAS B. PAXTON.
Paxton, Warrington & Seasongood, Attorneys at Law; Citizen's Bank Building.
Born June 4, 1835, at Clermont County, Ohio; son of Thomas and Rebecca Pax- ton. Attended Parker Academy, Cler- mont County, Ohio, and Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. Studied law in Cincinnati and was admitted to the bar in 1858. Has been in active practice for more than half a century. Is a mem- ber of the Queen City Club, Country Club, Pelee Club, and Sons of the Revolution; his grandfather, Col. Thomas Paxton, hav- ing been a colonel in the War of the Rev- olution. In 1863 he married Mary A. Whartom and has one son, Thomas B. Paxton, Jr.
EDWARD COLSTON.
Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadly, At- torneys at Law, St. Paul Building.
Born April 22, 1844, at Berkeley County, Va .; son of Edward and Sarah J. (Brock- enbrough ) Colston. Of English ancestry, the family coming from Bristol, England, and settling in Virginia prior to the American Revolution. Edward Colston was educated at home and at the Episco- pal High School, near Alexandria, Va. He graduated in law at Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va. Came to Cincinnati in November, 1869; was ad- mitted to the bar by the Hamilton County District Court in 1870; in 1874 was ad- mitted to the firm of Hoadly, Johnson & Colston; in 1887 that firm was dissolved and the firm of Harmon, Colston, Gold- smith & Hoadly was formed, continuing the business of the former firm. Mr. Col- ston has remained a member of the latter firm to the present time. He is one of the attorneys of the C., C., C. & St. Louis Railway, the B. & O. S .- W. Railway, and has been general counsel of the Cinein- nati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company since March, 1887. In Angust, 1862, he entered the military service of the Confederate States of America and served to the conclusion of the war. Hls service was in the cavalry corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. On the 6th of April, 1865, he lost his left arm at the battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia. Is a member of the Queen City and Cincinnati Country Clubs.
GEORGE PUCHTA.
Assistant United States Treasurer. In
Charge of the Sub-Treasury of Cincinnati.
Born in Cincinnati, April 8, 1860. Re- ceived common school and business college education. Has been president of the Queen City Supply Company of Cincinnati for more than a score of years. Member and ex-president, Business Men's Club; ex-president National Supply & Machine Dealers Association; director Market Na- tional Bank, also Security Savings Bank & Trust Company; the Cincinnati Frog & Switch Company; and the Brownell Com- pany. Member City Park Commission; Queen City Club; Commercial Club; Op- timists Club; Hamilton County Golf Club; and several lodges. October 6, 1886, mar- ried Miss Anna Marguerite Meinhardt; two children, Ella A. and Lawrence G.
JOSEPH DEBAR.
(J. D. & Co.) : Also Secretary National Whole- sale Liquor Dealers' Association of America.
Mr. Joseph Debar, secretary of the Na- tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Associa- tion of America, though born in West Vir- ginia and a resident of Kentucky until his twenty-fifth year, has been practically a lifelong Cincinnatian.
In boyhood he lived at the home of his grandfather, Eugene Levassor, one of the early merchants of Cincinnati, who, upon retiring from business, made South Covington, Ky., his home.
Mr. Debar was educated at St. Xavier College in this city.
In 1873 he married Miss Ellen Dawson, a grand-daughter of Moses Dawson, one of the pioneer newspaper owners and edi- tors of Cincinnati.
Mr. Debar was for some years a mem- ber of the firm of Poland & Henry, Whole- sale Grocery & Liquor Merchants, of West Second Street. Later the firm was Po- land, Debar & Co., and, upon the death of Mr. Poland, the business was continued as J. Debar & Co.
In 1909 Mr. Debar became secretary of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association, with offices in the United Bank Building, Third and Walnut Streets, which position he still holds.
This Association is one of the most Important trade leagnes of the United States, comprising all the leading distil- lers and wholesale dealers of the country and affiliated with thirty-eight thoroughly organized State Associations.
Mr. Debar is widely known as a fluent writer ou subjects of interest to the or- ganization of which he is the secretary and general manager.
ROBERT HENRY DOEPKE.
Director, The Alms & Doepke Department Store: President, Doepke Company.
Born November 3, 1884, at No. 3595 Washington Avenue, Avondale, Cincin- nati, Ohio; the son of W. F. aud Lenora
S. (Sohn) Doepke. Attended public school, Cincinnati Technical School, Ash- ville School at Ashville, N. C., and Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology at Bos- ton. Entered the employ of the Alms & Doepke Company January 1, 1905, and after several years was elected a director. At the death of Mr. W. F. Doepke a company was formed taking over his property and Robert Henry Doepke was elected president and assumed active management of the Doepke Company. Is vice-president of City Hall Bank; Direc- tor, Second National Bank; President, The Union Special Overall Company ; President, The J. R. Shanklin Coal Co .; President, The Sani-Genic Mop & Polish Co .; President The Blue Ash Coal Co. Is member Queen City Club, Business Men's Club; Automobile Club; Grandin Road Country Club; M. I. T. Club; Lotus Club of New York, and Technology Club of New York.
BERT L. BALDWIN.
Of the Bert L. Baldwin & Co., Mechanical Engineers, of Cincinnati.
Born October 26, 1858, at Cincinnati, Ohio; son of Ammi and Mary Riddle Baldwin. Attended public and private schools of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art School, and had private instruction in engineering. From 1882 to 1888 was in- structor in drawing and engineering at Ohio Mechanics' Institute. General su- perintendent of Cincinnati water works January 1, 1912, to February 1, 1914. Is a member of the Loyal Legion. Ohio So- ciety of New York, Engineers' Club of New York, Engineers' Club of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Chapter of American Archi- tects, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Electri- cal Engineers and Business Men's Club of Cincinnati. Was married June 17, 1880, to Miss Belle Thompson, of Cin- cinnati, and has one daughter, Mrs. Ida Belle Bunge.
JOHN E. BRUCE.
Of Bruce & Bruce, Attorneys. Secretary National Baseball Commission.
Born October 1. 1856, at Cleveland. Ohio; son of Eli and Caroline (Eldridge) Bruce. Attended Western Reserve Acad- emy and Western Reserve College. Grad- uated in 1876 and was admitted to the bar in 1879. Was first assistant U. S. Attor- ney uuder both Cleveland administra- tions. Is at present connected with the J. A. Fay & Egan Company, Cincinnati Tool Company, Withrow Mfg. Company. the St. Louis American League Baseball Club, and is a member of the Board of Park Commissioners. Belongs to the Queen City Club, Business Men's Club, Cuvier Press Club, Northside Business Men's Club, Cincinnati Gymnasinm, and Masonic order.
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WARREN E. KEPLINGER,
President. The Peters Cartridge Co .; Secre- tary, The King Powder Co.
President, The John Hoffmann Packing Co .; Vice-President, Union Brewing Co,
NICHOLAS EMMETT FURLONG. General Agent, International Harvester Company of America,
JOSEPH W. O'HARA, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Oflices in Johnson Building.
FRANK ROGERS ELLIS,
Manager of the American Book Co., Cincinnati Publishers.
RABBI DAVID PHILIPSON, D. D. Rabbí K. K. Bene Israel, Member Board of Governors, Hebrew Union College,
Lecturer and
WILLIAM R, WOOD,
Wood, Wood & Nathan, Patent Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
CHARLES HANAUER,
President, The Hananer Automobile Co. Autos, Supplies and Repairs,
JULIUS WIEDERSTEIN.
Secretary, The John Hoffmann's Sons Co .; Pork Packers, Cincinnati, Ohio.
JOHN HOFFMANN,
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WARREN E. KEPLINGER.
President, The Peters Cartridge Co .; Secre- tary, The King Powder Co.
Born April 2, 1871, at Ft. Wayne, Ind. When twenty-one years old went to Can- ton, Ohio, to aceept a position as book- keeper with the Imperial Brick Company of that city. In 1902. organized the Metropolitan Paving Brick Company of Canton and was made president of same at the time of its incorporation, resign- ing in 1904 to accept a position as vice- president of the Peters Cartridge Com- pany, of Cincinnati. Was made president of the Peters Cartridge Company in 1911. Is a director of the Gordon Rubber Com- pany of Canton, Ohio, and vice-president of the Metropolitian Paving Brick Com- pany, a member of the Business Men's Club and Masonic order.
JOSEPH W. O'HARA.
Attorney and Counselor at Law. Offices in Johnson Building.
Born August 2, 1863, at Cincinnati, Ohio; son of William A. and Elise S. O'Hara. Grandfather, Wm. A. O'Hara, born in Ireland, came to Cincinnati about 1820. Grandmother, Julia Taft, born in Massachusetts. Joseph O'Hara attended public schools of Cincinnati, Hughes High School, and Law School of the Cincinnati College. He was a member of the Cin- cinnati Board of Education, 1889-1899, and judge of Supreme Court of Ohio, 1912. Belongs to Queen City Club; Cuvier Press Club, and Cincinnati Country Club. Mar- ried Lucille P. Hazen at Cincinnati, Ohio, July 1, 1899.
CHARLES HANAUER.
President, The Hanauer Automobile Co. Autos, Supplies and Repairs.
Born December 21, 1860, at Maysville, Ky .; son of Andrew and Mary A. M. (Muth) Hanauer. Attended Covington Public Schools and Mechanics Institute. Has been in the automobile business since 1900. Is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Automobile Club of Cincinnati, Pierce-Arrow Efficiency Club, . Buffalo, N. Y., and Cincinnati Automobile Dealers' Association. Was married in 1896 to Stella Hunt, M. D.
JOHN HOFFMANN.
President, The John Hoffmann Packing Co .; Vice-President, Union Brewing Co.
Born May 31, 1853, at Rohrbach, near Landan, Germany. Came to Cincinnati in 1872. In 1876 he established the pres- ent business which was incorporated in 1903 under the firm name of The John Hoffmann Packing Company. He is a director of the Brighton German Bank Company, president of Bayrischer Maen- marcher, president Hamilton County Butchers' Society, and is active in Ger- man circles, being a member of numer- ous societies.
FRANK ROGERS ELLIS.
Manager of the American Book Co., Cincinnati Publishers.
Born May 22, 1848, at Cincinnati, Ohio; son of Rowland and Mary Caroline (Rogers) Ellis. Rowland Ellis was born at Boston in the year 1806, being a de- scendant of the John Ellis family which settled in Sandwich, Massachusetts in 1620. Frank Rogers Ellis attended Cin- cinnati public schools 1857-1865; he spent two years at Hughes High School, cover- ing a three-year course in that time. He was employed by Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle, school book publishers, 137 Wal- nut street, in 1865, and served with them and their successors, Wilson, Hinkle & Co., Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., and American Book Company to the present time. Is a member of the Business Men's Club; former member and president Avon- dale Athletic Club; member Board of Di- rectors and of Executive Committee of the Cincinnati College of Music; secretary and member Board of Directors of Cincinnati Musical Festival Association; also chair- man of the Chorus Committee and a mem- ber of the chorus in all the festivals, in- cluding the first in 1873. Married Mary E. Rhodes at Marietta, Ohio, 1878, and has one daughter, Margaret Ward Ellis.
JULIUS WIEDERSTEIN.
Secretary The John Hoffmann's Sons Co. ; Pork Packers. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born April 8, 1872, at Cincinnati, Ohio; son of Adoplh and Elizabeth Wiederstein. Entered the pork packing business when a boy of thirteen and worked his way to the top, becoming secretary of the Jno. Hoffmann Sons Company in 1908. He married Miss Carrie Nolte and has two children, Floyd and Charlotte Wied- erstein.
NICHOLAS EMMETT FURLONG.
General Agent. International Harvester Company of America.
Born October 3, 1858, at Warren County, Ohio; son of Nicholas and Johanna Fur- long. Entered the hardware and imple- ment business at Franklin, Ohio, in 1891. Began work as salesman for the McCor- mick Harvesting Machine Company in August, 1895. Was made General Agent for International Harvester Company of America in 1902. Is a member of B. P. O. E. and U. C. T. Was married in 1888, to Ellen Eiring, of Salisbury, Mo., and has two children, Mary Elizabeth and Nicholas Emmet Furlong, Jr.
RABBI DAVID PHILIPSON, D. D.
Rabbi. K. K. Bone Israel. Lecturer and Member Board of Governors, Hebrew Union College.
Born August 9, 1862, at Wabash, Ind .; son of Joseph and Louisa (Frendenthal) Philipson. Parents came from Germany; father fought through Civil War. Edu- cated at public schools of Columbus, O .; Hughes High School; University of Cin-
cinnati; Hebrew Union College, Cincin- nati, O .: Johns Hopkins University, Bal- timore, Md. Rabbi Har Sinai Congre- gation, Baltimore, Md., 1884-1888; Rabbi Bene Israel Congregation, Cincinnati, since 1888; Professor Homiletics, He- brew Union College, 1890-1907; Presi- dent Hebrew Sabbath School Union of America, 1894-1903; presided at the meet- ing for the organization of the Central Conference on American Rabbis in De- troit, 1889, and has been Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and .President of this organization and is now a member of the Executive Committee. Ile is Vice President American Jewish Historical Society, member Publication Committee Jewish Publication Society of America, member American Jewish Com- mittee, Chairman Board of Editors Union of American Hebrew Congregations, mem- ber Executive Committee National Feder- ation of Religious Liberals. Author of "The Jew in English Fiction, "Old Euro- pean Jewries," "The Oldest Jewish Con- gregation in the West," "A Holiday Sheaf." "The Reminiscences of Isaac M. Wise," "The Reform Movement in Judaism," and many articles in maga- zines. Has lectured extensively through- out the country. Married in 1886 to Ella Hollander, Baltimore, Md.
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